Aviation Tool Room Clerk & Safety Lead

Socket.dev; Hasbrouck Heights (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and Matching

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is seeking a Tool Room Clerk to maintain tools, equipment, and safety in the school lab. This role ensures a safe learning environment and accurate tool tracking in a busy educational facility.

Responsibilities include issuing tools for class projects, maintaining calibration records, monitoring inventory, and reporting shortages to the Director of Education.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• At least three years in a position requiring use of hand tools and equipment similar to that found in an aircraft repair shop.
• Basic computer skills, keyboarding, e-mail, word processor, spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently issue, track, inspect, and maintain tools, equipment, and supplies, ensuring proper functionality and safety for students and faculty.
• Implement and oversee safety programs, tool inspections, calibrations, and maintenance, ensuring adherence to OSHA regulations and a safe work environment.
• Monitor inventory levels, anticipate shortages, maintain records, and report on lost or damaged tools, ensuring availability of materials for class projects.
• Assemble and issue tools and materials required for class projects. Record what was issued, and to which person. Record the return of tools and materials.
• Generate a “Lost Tool Report” to record any tools that were not returned during that shift, and submit to the Director of Education.
• Maintain a tool inspection and safety program to ensure that all tools issued are safe for use.
• Maintain control over all broken tools, and report broken tools to the Director of Education.
• Maintain an inspection and calibration program for all precision measuring devices and other tools requiring calibration. This activity may include a SimCal system for tools used exclusively for class projects, but not used on live aircraft.
• Perform routine maintenance, and required calibration, on training equipment to ensure safety and proper operation. Maintain records of calibration and maintenance.
• Verify that there are adequate numbers of tools and training equipment to accomplish required class projects, and report anticipated shortages to the Director of Education prior to the shortage occurring.
• Verify that supplies and materials are present, and in place for required class projects, report any shortages to the Director of Education prior to the module start.
• Assist in sourcing and purchasing support for tools, equipment, and materials for class and special project needs.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other workplace safety regulatory agencies.
• Participate in facility and equipment maintenance activities. Perform and complete other tasks assigned by Supervisor.

Skills

Hand tools experience

Aviation familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is seeking a Tool Room Clerk to maintain tools, equipment, and safety in the school lab. This role ensures a safe learning environment and accurate tool tracking in a busy educational facility.

Responsibilities include issuing tools for class projects, maintaining calibration records, monitoring inventory, and reporting shortages to the Director of Education.